Executive Chef / Kitchen Manager — Hands-On The Greek Tycoon | Whitby, Ontario | Full time

About Us The Greek Tycoon is a family-owned restaurant in Whitby, Ontario, serving dine-in guests, takeout customers, and catering clients. We take pride in generous hospitality, quality ingredients, and food that keeps customers coming back.

We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on Executive Chef / Kitchen Manager to lead our kitchen, strengthen our team, and make our food even better as the business grows.

The Role

You will take ownership of daily kitchen operations, food quality, and team performance. You must be comfortable working every station, leading busy services, and holding staff accountable with clear expectations and consistent follow-through.

You’ll work alongside the team while making sure recipes, preparation, flavour, portions, and presentation meet our standards. We want someone who can identify what needs improvement, develop practical solutions, and train the team to deliver those improvements consistently.

Responsibilities

Kitchen Leadership and Accountability

- Lead daily kitchen operations across dine-in, takeout, and catering.
- Assign duties, communicate priorities, and ensure work is completed properly and on time.
- Hold team members accountable for productivity, quality, cleanliness, and professional conduct.
- Address performance issues promptly and fairly, working with ownership when further action is needed.
- Hire, train, schedule, and develop kitchen staff in coordination with ownership.
- Build a respectful, organized kitchen where everyone understands their responsibilities.

Food Quality and Menu Development
- Taste food daily and check seasoning, freshness, cooking, texture, temperature, and presentation.




- Maintain and improve food quality and consistency across every service.
- Develop and document recipes, portion sizes, preparation methods, and plating standards.
- Create specials and recommend menu improvements that suit our restaurant and customers.
- Train staff in cooking techniques and the proper use of kitchen equipment.
- Ensure allergy and dietary requests are communicated clearly and handled correctly.

Hands-On Service
- Work confidently across all kitchen stations and provide coverage where needed.
- Lead from the kitchen during peak periods, maintaining control of timing, quality, and workflow.
- Coordinate with front-of-house, takeout, and catering staff to ensure orders are accurate and ready on time.
- Plan and oversee catering production while maintaining regular restaurant service.

Purchasing, Preparation, and Cost Control
- Inspect deliveries for quality, freshness, temperature, and accuracy; reject or resolve unacceptable products.
- Monitor supplier consistency and raise concerns with suppliers and ownership.
- Manage ordering, inventory, stock rotation, and daily preparation levels.
- Establish prep lists based on expected business and upcoming catering orders.
- Cost recipes and specials, control portions, and reduce avoidable waste.
- Track food costs, inventory, and kitchen labour with ownership.

Food Safety and Kitchen Standards
- Maintain food safety, sanitation, storage, labelling,



and temperature-control standards.
- Ensure opening, closing, and cleaning duties are completed and checked.
- Keep equipment clean and properly maintained, and report repair needs promptly.

Qualifications
- Proven experience leading a busy kitchen as a Head Chef, Executive Chef, Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager.
- Strong cooking skills and the ability to train and work across all stations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage people, address performance issues, and maintain standards under pressure.
- Experience with high-volume service, catering, food costing, ordering, and inventory.
- Strong understanding of food safety and safe food-handling practices.
- Strong organization, communication, and time-management skills.
- Experience with Greek or Mediterranean cuisine is an asset.
- Valid food handler certification, or willingness to obtain it before starting.

Schedule Evening and weekend availability is required. Your schedule will include our busiest services, with time allocated for planning, training, purchasing, and quality control.

How to Apply

Apply through Indeed with your résumé and a brief description of your kitchen leadership experience, including the size of teams you have managed and your experience with high-volume service and catering.

Pay: $37.00-$42.00 per hour

Perks

- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Application question(s):
- Available evenings and weekends

Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:
- Executive chef: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:
- Food Handler Certification (required)
- Food Safety Certification (required)

Location:
- Whitby, ON L1N 4M1 (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Executive chef / kitchen Manager Hands On (Whitby)
🏢 Greek Tycoon Restaurant
📍 Whitby